Rotorua weather in February

In February, Rotorua sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 81 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 hours at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Rotorua's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rotorua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 81 mm; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 30 min; 6:45 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Rotorua is city in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Air quality: Good; PM10 18.2 µg/m³ · 2012
Density: 25/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1883

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical February day in Rotorua reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°C warmer than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12

Rotorua weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 13°	84	10.2	14.3	6.5
Feb	22° / 13°	81	8.9	13.5	6.6
Mar	20° / 11°	85	9.6	12.3	6.3
Apr	17° / 9°	100	9.5	11	5.5
May	14° / 7°	101	10.3	10	4.1
Jun	12° / 5°	109	10.9	9.4	2.9
Jul	11° / 4°	118	12.3	9.6	2.5
Aug	12° / 5°	113	13.2	10.5	2.8
Sep	14° / 6°	114	13	11.7	3.5
Oct	15° / 7°	103	12.7	13	4.4
Nov	18° / 9°	93	11.4	14.1	5.4
Dec	20° / 11°	113	13	14.6	5.7

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	40	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	40	40	41	41	41	43	43	43	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	47	48
Cloudier (%)	60	60	61	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	60	60	59	59	59	57	57	57	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	53	52

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	39	61
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	48	52

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Rotorua gets around 81 mm of rain over 8.9 wet days in February, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	32

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	52	52	53	54	57
Comfortable (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	33
Humid (%)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10
Muggy (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	32	17	3
2	48	32	17	3
3	48	32	17	3
4	49	32	17	3
5	49	32	16	3
6	49	32	16	3
7	49	33	16	3
8	49	33	15	3
9	49	32	15	3
10	49	32	15	3
11	49	32	15	3
12	49	33	15	3
13	48	33	16	3
14	48	33	16	3
15	48	33	16	3
16	48	34	16	3
17	48	34	15	3
18	48	34	15	3
19	49	35	14	2
20	49	35	14	2
21	50	35	14	2
22	50	35	13	2
23	51	35	13	1
24	52	35	12	1
25	52	35	12	1
26	53	35	11	1
27	54	34	11	1
28	57	33	10	0

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 hours at the start of February to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 8:27 PM to 7:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.5	13.5	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.0	13.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59
Sunset (PM)	8:27	8:26	8:25	8:25	8:24	8:23	8:22	8:21	8:20	8:19	8:18	8:17	8:16	8:15	8:14	8:13	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.0	6:30	8:27
2	13.9	6:31	8:26
3	13.9	6:32	8:25
4	13.9	6:33	8:25
5	13.8	6:34	8:24
6	13.8	6:36	8:23
7	13.8	6:37	8:22
8	13.7	6:38	8:21
9	13.7	6:39	8:20
10	13.7	6:40	8:19
11	13.6	6:41	8:18
12	13.6	6:42	8:17
13	13.5	6:43	8:16
14	13.5	6:44	8:15
15	13.5	6:45	8:14
16	13.4	6:47	8:13
17	13.4	6:48	8:11
18	13.4	6:49	8:10
19	13.3	6:50	8:09
20	13.3	6:51	8:08
21	13.2	6:52	8:07
22	13.2	6:53	8:05
23	13.2	6:54	8:04
24	13.1	6:55	8:03
25	13.1	6:56	8:01
26	13.0	6:57	8:00
27	13.0	6:58	7:59
28	13.0	6:59	7:57

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Rotorua?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.6

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Rotorua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rotorua in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Rotorua sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rotorua in February

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 22 to Mar 25 — about 2.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	21	20	19	18	16	15	14	14	15	16	18
Comfort	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Cool
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	19	Cool
May	18	Cool
Jun	16	Cool
Jul	15	Bracing
Aug	14	Bracing
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	15	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	18	Cool

UV index in Rotorua in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rotorua peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	11	8	5	3	2	2	3	5	7	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	7	Very high
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Rotorua?

Rotorua sits at 38.1°S, 176.2°E, 287 m above sea level, in New Zealand. The nearest listed city is Tauranga, 51 km away.

Topography around Rotorua

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rotorua.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rotorua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,180 m.

The land around Rotorua is covered by artificial surfaces (36%), trees (22%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

84 m

artificial surfaces 36%

16 km

572 m

trees 46%

80 km

1,180 m

trees 44%

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← January Rotorua year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Tauranga 51 km · Taupo 62 km · Whakatane 68 km · Cambridge 76 km · Hamilton East 92 km · Hamilton 93 km · Pukekohe East 155 km · Napier 161 km

New Zealand travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type I; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 86% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $49,591; 2025
Happiness: 7.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.5; per 100k, 2022
Road deaths: 9.6; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Rotorua (-38.1387°, 176.2452°, elevation 287 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	39	61
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	32	17	3
2	48	32	17	3
3	48	32	17	3
4	49	32	17	3
5	49	32	16	3
6	49	32	16	3
7	49	33	16	3
8	49	33	15	3
9	49	32	15	3
10	49	32	15	3
11	49	32	15	3
12	49	33	15	3
13	48	33	16	3
14	48	33	16	3
15	48	33	16	3
16	48	34	16	3
17	48	34	15	3
18	48	34	15	3
19	49	35	14	2
20	49	35	14	2
21	50	35	14	2
22	50	35	13	2
23	51	35	13	1
24	52	35	12	1
25	52	35	12	1
26	53	35	11	1
27	54	34	11	1
28	57	33	10	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	39	61
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	32	17	3
2	48	32	17	3
3	48	32	17	3
4	49	32	17	3
5	49	32	16	3
6	49	32	16	3
7	49	33	16	3
8	49	33	15	3
9	49	32	15	3
10	49	32	15	3
11	49	32	15	3
12	49	33	15	3
13	48	33	16	3
14	48	33	16	3
15	48	33	16	3
16	48	34	16	3
17	48	34	15	3
18	48	34	15	3
19	49	35	14	2
20	49	35	14	2
21	50	35	14	2
22	50	35	13	2
23	51	35	13	1
24	52	35	12	1
25	52	35	12	1
26	53	35	11	1
27	54	34	11	1
28	57	33	10	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	13
2	22	13
3	22	13
4	22	13
5	22	13
6	22	13
7	22	13
8	22	13
9	22	13
10	22	13
11	22	13
12	22	13
13	22	13
14	22	13
15	22	13
16	22	13
17	22	13
18	22	13
19	22	13
20	22	13
21	22	13
22	22	13
23	22	13
24	22	13
25	22	13
26	21	12
27	21	12
28	21	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	40	60
3	39	61
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	40	60
13	40	60
14	41	59
15	41	59
16	41	59
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	46	54
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	47	53
27	47	53
28	48	52

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	33
16	33
17	33
18	33
19	33
20	34
21	34
22	34
23	34
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	32
28	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	32	17	3
2	48	32	17	3
3	48	32	17	3
4	49	32	17	3
5	49	32	16	3
6	49	32	16	3
7	49	33	16	3
8	49	33	15	3
9	49	32	15	3
10	49	32	15	3
11	49	32	15	3
12	49	33	15	3
13	48	33	16	3
14	48	33	16	3
15	48	33	16	3
16	48	34	16	3
17	48	34	15	3
18	48	34	15	3
19	49	35	14	2
20	49	35	14	2
21	50	35	14	2
22	50	35	13	2
23	51	35	13	1
24	52	35	12	1
25	52	35	12	1
26	53	35	11	1
27	54	34	11	1
28	57	33	10	0